Nuoc Cham

Ingredients

2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh garlic

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. chile-garlic sauce (tuong ot toi)

¼ cup fresh lime juice

6 Tbs. fish sauce

Combine the garlic, sugar, and chile-garlic sauce in a large mortar and mash to a paste. (Or combine them on your cutting board and mash to a coarse paste using a fork and the back of a spoon.) Scrape the paste into a small bowl and add the fish sauce, lime juice, and 6 Tbs. water. Whisk until th...